NETL’s Dr. Paul Ohodnicki Selected as Finalist for Prestigious Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) announced that Dr. Paul Ohodnicki was selected as a finalist for a prestigious Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal—known as the Sammies—in the Promising Innovations category. The Service to America Medals are the premier awards dedicated to recognizing America’s best in government. The finalists will be honored May 9 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. as part of Public Service Recognition Week.

May1, 2017

Small Businesses Vital to NETL’s Mission Success
Whether putting a new roof on a building or keeping computers running, you will find small business professionals doing the work at the National Energy Technology Laboratory. This Department of Energy facility is one of many in the nation that utilizes the goods and services of small businesses to support its mission. National Small Business Week, April 30-May 6, offers an opportunity to highlight their contributions.

April 6, 2017

NETL’s Dr. Angela Goodman Receives Award from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) announced that Dr. Angela Goodman has been recognized with a prestigious Division of Environmental Geosciences Award. The award is presented annually by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) in recognition of contributions and achievements in the field of environmental and/or geo-environmental research. The award was announced at the 2017 Annual Convention & Exhibition in Houston, TX April 5, 2017.

February 21, 2017

NETL Commercialization Success Wins Excellence in Technology Transfer Award
A corrosion-protection coating technology developed by researchers at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has been recognized with a prestigious Excellence in Technology Transfer Award from the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC).

November 7, 2016

Three NETL Innovations Recognized with Prestigious R&D 100 Awards
Three technologies advanced by the Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in collaboration with strategic partners have been recognized by R&D Magazine as among the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the commercial marketplace within the past year.

NETL Employee Recognized with Regional Award
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) announced that Dr. Yuhua Duan has been awarded a Silver Medal Award for Excellence by the Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board (FEB) in the Outstanding Contribution to Science and/or Information Technology category.

June 6, 2016

NETL Employee Recognized with Regional Award
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) announced that Colleen Butcher has been awarded a Gold Medal Award for Excellence by the Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board (FEB) in the Heroic Act category for serving as a living organ donor for a fellow employee.

June 6, 2016

NETL Employee Recognized with Regional Award
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) announced that Dr. Jessica Mullen has been awarded a Gold Medal Award for Excellence by the Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board (FEB) in recognition of her leadership, outreach, and impact in the Rookie of the Year category.

NETL Nets Environmental Sustainability Purchasing Award
A key U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) award recognizing outstanding achievement in procuring products that are healthier and environmentally friendly has been bestowed on the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) for the second time in four years.

April 26, 2016

NETL Announces Winners of Earth Day Poster Contest
Pittsburgh, Pa. — The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory announced the winners of its annual Earth Day Poster Contest, which is held each year to celebrate Earth Day, April 22, to help engage America’s K–5 students in the importance of protecting the environment and conserving the planet’s resources.

Four Regional Middle Schools Emerge Victorious as Science Bowl Finalists
Following the preliminary rounds of competition held today at the Community College of Allegheny County South Campus, four teams emerged from a field of 34 teams representing 21 regional middle schools to qualify for the championship rounds of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Science Bowl for middle schools. The final rounds of competition are scheduled for Wednesday, March 9, at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in South Park Township.

February 22, 2016

NETL Researcher Selected to Receive Nation’s Highest Award for Young Scientists
Dr. Paul R. Ohodnicki, a materials scientist at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), has been named by President Obama as a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The PECASE award is the highest honor the U.S. government can bestow on scientists or engineers in the early stages of their research careers. Dr. Ohodnicki was selected for his outstanding innovation and technical leadership, which have advanced foundational materials science and led to the development of new applications and inventions in materials technology.

February 20, 2016

Four Local High School Teams Emerge Victorious as Regional Science Bowl Finalists
Following the preliminary rounds of competition held today at the Community College of Allegheny County South Campus (CCAC), four regional high school teams emerged from a field of 57 scholastic team entries to qualify for the championship rounds of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Science Bowl scheduled for Wednesday, March 9, at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in South Park Township.

February 17, 2016

NETL Sponsors 25th Southwestern Pennsylvania Science Bowl Competition
For the 25th consecutive year, the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) will sponsor the Southwestern Pennsylvania (SWPA) Science Bowl for high schools and middle schools. The preliminary rounds of this year’s Silver Anniversary Science Bowl competition for high schools will be held on Saturday, February 20. The middle school preliminaries will be held on Saturday, February 27. Both competitions will take place at the Community College of Allegheny County’s (CCAC) South Campus in West Mifflin, Pa. Final rounds for both high school and middle school will take place on March 9 at NETL’s site in South Park, Pa.

February 6, 2016

Morgantown High School and Suncrest Middle School Capture Regional Science Bowl Championships
Morgantown High School—Team 1, and Suncrest Middle School—Team 1, Morgantown, captured the championship crowns in their respective categories in the 2016 West Virginia Science Bowl Regional for high schools and middle schools co-hosted Saturday by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory and West Virginia University (WVU) at the Mountainlair on the WVU main campus.

October 6, 2015

Team of NETL Scientists Honored By ASM International for Their Work on Platinum Chromium Alloy for Coronary Stents
Scientists at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), and their colleagues, were recently honored with a 2015 ASM Engineering Materials Achievement Award from the materials science and engineering society ASM International. The NETL team received the prestigious award for their work on the development, transfer, and successful commercialization of a novel platinum-chromium alloy used in next-generation coronary stents. The award was presented at a banquet held during the 2015 Materials Science and Technology meeting on Tuesday October 6th in Columbus, OH.

September 11, 2015

NETL’s Mary Sullivan Recognized with Prestigious Federal Award
Mary Sullivan, a project manager at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), has received the prestigious Silver Award for Non-Supervisory Professionals from the Federal Executive Board in recognition of her project management, engineering, and communication skills; effective teamwork and leadership; and community service.

May 19, 2015

NETL's David Miller Receives 2014 Arthur S. Flemming Award
The Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration has selected David Miller of the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) as a recipient of the 2014 Arthur S. Flemming Award recognizing outstanding men and women in the federal government. Dr. Miller was chosen in recognition of his innovative leadership as Technical Director of the Department of Energy's Carbon Capture Simulation Initiative (CCSI). The Initiative provides an essential and much needed capability to improve the development of carbon capture and related technologies. The multi­disciplinary team that Dr. Miller guides includes members from several national labs and universities and has successfully created innovative computational tools and models to accelerate the scale-up and deployment of cost-effective carbon capture technologies. CCSI is a collaborative partnership among researchers at NETL, the Los Alamos National Lab, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Carnegie Mellon University, West Virginia University, Princeton University, Boston University, and the University of Texas.

April 8, 2015

NETL's Barbara Kutchko Receives 2015 Energy Leadership Award
The Pittsburgh Business Times has selected Dr. Barbara Kutchko of the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) for an Energy in Leadership Award. Dr Kutchko was chosen in recognition of her research into foamed wellbore cement and oil and natural gas production in western Pennsylvania—contributions that are helping to developing the energy industry in western Pennsylvania in an environmentally responsible way. The Pittsburgh Business Times will present the award to Dr. Kutchko’s at an awards program on May 14, 2015 at the Hilton Garden Inn Southpointe.

April 8, 2015

NETL Researcher Shiwoo Lee Receives Award for Energy Leadership
The Pittsburgh Business Times has selected Dr. Shiwoo Lee of the National Energy Technology Laboratory for an Energy in Leadership Award. Dr. Lee was chosen in recognition of his development of a manufacturing method that significantly improves the efficiency of solid oxide fuel cells—a contribution that will help to develop the energy industry in western Pennsylvania in an environmentally responsible way. The Pittsburgh Business Times will present Dr. Lee’s award at a ceremony on May 14, 2015, at the Hilton Garden Inn Southpointe.

March 23, 2015

Stephen E. Zitney Named American Institute of Chemical Engineers Fellow
Stephen E. Zitney of the U.S. Department of Energy ’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has been named as a Fellow by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). To be named a Fellow is to achieve the highest grade of membership offered by the organization and is a reflection of the esteem with which the chemical engineering community regards Dr. Zitney for his lifetime of work in his field.

March 17, 2015

NETL Researcher Receives Award for Outstanding Innovation in Energy
The Carnegie Science Center has honored Dr. Shiwoo Lee of the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) with an Outstanding Innovation in Energy Award. Dr. Lee was chosen in recognition of his development of a manufacturing method that significantly improves the efficiency of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs)—an efficient, combustion-less, virtually pollution-free power source capable of using fossil fuels. Dr. Lee will receive his award on May 6, 2016, at the 20th Annual Carnegie Science Award celebration at the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland, PA.

West Virginia Native Selected to Present at the Council for Chemical Research Meeting
Jordan Musser of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has been selected to present at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Council for Chemical Research (CCR) in the “Rising Star” Poster session. The theme of this year’s Council for Chemical Research meeting is Disruption: Impacts and Opportunities for the Chemical Enterprise. Posters presented at the “Rising Star” session will be delivered by individuals nominated by the sector in which they work, in expectation of the influence and advancements they will contribute to their field in the coming year.

February 28, 2015

Four Regional Middle Schools Emerge Victorious as Science Bowl Finalists
Following the preliminary rounds of competition held today at the Community College of Allegheny County South Campus, four teams emerged from a field of 30 teams representing 17 regional middle schools to qualify for the championship rounds of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Science Bowl for middle schools. The final rounds of competition are scheduled for Wednesday, March 4, at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in South Park Township.

February 21, 2015

Four Local High School Teams Emerge Victorious as Regional Science Bowl Finalists
Following the preliminary rounds of competition held today at the Community College of Allegheny County South Campus (CCAC), four regional high school teams emerged from a field of 48 scholastic team entries to qualify for the championship rounds of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Science Bowl scheduled for Wednesday, March 4, at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in South Park Township.

February 19, 2015

NETL Sponsors Southwestern Pennsylvania Science Bowl Competition
For the 24th consecutive year, the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) will sponsor the Southwestern Pennsylvania (SWPA) Science Bowl for high schools and middle schools. The preliminary rounds of this year’s Science Bowl competition for high schools will be held on Saturday, February 21. The middle school preliminaries will be held on Saturday, February 28. Both competitions will take place at the Community College of Allegheny County’s (CCAC) South Campus in West Mifflin, Pa. Final rounds for both high school and middle school will take place on March 4 at NETL’s site in South Park, Pa.

February 7, 2015

Morgantown High School and Suncrest Middle School Capture Regional Science Bowl Championships
Morgantown High School—Team 1and Suncrest Middle School—Team 1, Morgantown, captured the championship crowns in their respective categories in the 2015 West Virginia Science Bowl Regional for high schools and middle schools co-hosted today by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory and West Virginia University (WVU) at the Mountainlair on the WVU main campus.